Author Archives: Lawrence Johnson

The Yocan vaporizer company, known formally as Yocan Tech, has released six new vaporizers under its sub-brand Yocan Black. The new vaping devices include the Phaser Max, Phaser Arc, Phaser Ace, Smart, Jaws, Celestial, and Flux. The new Phaser Max boasts what Yocan touts as a “revolutionary line of sight display.” Yocan is largely known […]

With CDC data from 2022 showing that 1 in 7 high school students reported having used an e-cigarette in the last 30 days, it’s no surprise to find that some schools have taken to installing vape detectors on their campuses in an attempt to thwart student vape use. What might surprise you, though, is the […]

A vape shop in Tempe, Arizona was robbed for $1,500 worth of vaping kits by an armed robber earlier this year. The store, Gravitate Smoke & Vape Shop, was open at the time of the robbery. The suspect, described as a young Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes, initially entered the store and […]

Juul Labs and Altria have reached a settlement with the state of Minnesota in a teen vaping lawsuit that has the infamous e-cigarette company and Altria, which once owned a 35% stake in the vape company that it purchased for $13 billion, agreeing to pay the state $60.5 million. This raises the total amount that […]

Australia’s health minister, Mark Butler, has proposed a federal ban on recreational vaping across the country and he’s tied the proposal to a new budget plan that calls for an increased tax on cigarettes. Butler hasn’t served in the role of health minister for very long, as he claimed the reigns from Greg Hunt in […]

After the Australian Government rolled out its prescription-only plan for nicotine vaping products, demand from adult consumers for such products has accelerated and the black market for vaping products in Australia has, perhaps unsurprisingly, flourished in the wake of the government’s decision to impose a prescription requirement on nicotine vaping products. Data from a Roy […]

An individual in Western Australia has been fined A$2,664 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for allegedly importing nicotine vaping products into the country without the necessary approval or exemption. The TGA’s infringement notice issued to the individual also claims that the individual attempted to hide the nature of the shipment by falsely declaring its […]

A pro-vaping group known as We Vape We Vote, whose aim is to amplify the voices of vapers by bringing them together at the polls while sharing the message that vaping saves lives, stopped in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in October to convey its message at Iconic Vapors, a local vape shop. United States Senator Ron […]